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13/9/2022 | 15:0014/9/2022 | 23:30

Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2 in Cologne

On September 13th and 14th the time had come: The Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2 took place!

After the premiere in Berlin, the Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2 was held in the heart of Cologne. This year, too, everything revolved around the topics of diversity, eSports and gaming. With this we would like to set an example again.
The event program included exciting keynotes, panel talks, creative workshops, first-class show matches and gaming and mindfulness sessions with top coaches. Great personalities from the fields of business, gaming and sport awaited us.
Whether eSports fans, diversity enthusiasts, parents, students or teachers - there was something for everyone.

LOCATION: Hohenzollernring 35 I 50672 Köln

Like last year, entry to the event was free on both days.

Highlight videos Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2 in Cologne

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Opening
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Equality in the Prime League
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Promoting Equality in LoL
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Streamer, Gamer, Creator: What a Life
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Women in the eSports industry
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Arts & Gaming
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Equality in career
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Equality initiatives under discussion
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Good Magenta and Equal eSports @Deutsche Telekom
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Life of an eSports Pro
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USK - Age ratings and reasons
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UNHATE - Against hate on the internet
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Using eSports and gaming for digital education
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eSports and gaming in the everyday lives of young people
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Hate speech, cyberbullying and how we can deal with it
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eSports and gaming - opportunities and risks
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At the Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2:

Here you can find all the headliners who attended the Equal eSports Festival Vol. 2 in Cologne on September 13 & 14, 2022:

Sjokz I eSports Event Host & Moderator

Sjokz

eSports Event Host & Moderator

Eefje Depoortere, Sjokz's real name, is a freelance eSports host. She is an integral part of the League of Legends European Championship, in short LEC, and has hosted the League of Legends World Championships several times.

Johnny I eSports Event Host & Moderator

Johnny

eSports Event Host & Moderator

Jona Schmitt, known in the League of Legends scene as JustJohnny, is an eSports event host, caster and former LoL eSports player. Most recently, the midlaner was part of "VININE". In addition to his career as a LoL pro, Johnny has also become known as an influencer and streamer.

Melissa Lee I Equal eSports Anchorwoman

Melissa Lee

Equal eSports Anchorwoman & Influencer

Between 2015 and 2018, Melissa Lee was a moderator at the German music channel "VIVA". There she hosted the music show "Top 100". Melissa is the owner of the fashion shop "Mademoiselle Opossum" for which she also works as a designer. She has been active as a web video producer on YouTube since 2014. On her channel "breedingunicorns", which has over 130,000 subscribers, she publishes DIYs and vlogs, among other things. She has already received several awards for her projects. She is also active as an anchorwoman for the #equalesports initiative.

M3lly I eSports Event Host & Moderator

m3lly

eSports Event Host & Moderator

Melly can look back on a long career in eSports. She has been active in eSports for almost 20 years. Her career began with attending an ESL eSports competition in 2003. She always pursued the goal of being able to play eSports professionally. In 2007, she made it to the World Championship in Paris as a Counter-Strike 1.6 player. Since 2010, she has been working as a journalist and eSports event host. Among other things, she hosted the first edition of the Equal eSports Festival.

Sola I League of Legends Content Creator & Player

Sola

League of Legends Content Creator & eSportler

Nico Linke is a League of Legends player and caster from Germany. As an ADC, he is part of VININE and currently plays in the Prime League DIV. 3. As a player, he was active for FC Schalke 04 Esports, among others. Sola casts Prime League players, as well as others.

xFibii I Valorant Content Creator

xFibii

Valorant Content Creator

xFibii is a streamer and influencer. She is currently part of Wave Esports. Fibi mainly streams Valorant and Fortnite. She has over 300,000 followers on Twitch.

Noahreyli

Fortnite Content Creator & Player

Noah Rey is one of the strongest and best-known Fortnite players in Europe. He is currently active with Wave Esport. In addition to his career as an eSports player, he also works as a content creator.

Freiraumreh I Streamer & Influencer

Freiraumreh

Streamer & Influencer

Kim-Noemi Adam is a German streamer and influencer who focuses on sustainability and current topics on all her channels. She is also the founder of Ferchandise. The company produces sustainable merchandise for influencers and their community.

Lukas Brawl Stars I Brawl Stars Content Creator

Lukas Brawl Stars

Brawl Stars Content Creator

Lukas Wolf is one of the biggest Brawl Stars content creators in Germany. He has over 1,600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Lukas Brawl Stars has been active on the platform for around three and a half years.

Lumenti I Streamer & Influencer

Lumenti

Streamer & Content Creator

Lumenti, whose real name is Franzi, is a streamer and influencer from Düsseldorf. She has had Twitch Partner status for over 4 years. She is known for her special sense of humour.

Puuki I Brawl Stars Content Creator

Puuki

Brawl Stars Content Creator

Lukas Ortner is one of the biggest Brawl Stars streamers in Germany. He started posting Clash Royale videos on YouTube in March 2016. This was the start of his career as a YouTuber. In the meantime, he is mainly known for his Brawl Stars videos.

Thunny I Streamerin & Influencerin

Thunny

Streamer & Influencer

Thunny, whose real name is Elena, is a German streamer and influencer from Mainz. On Twitch, she is best known for her League of Legends streams.

Bart I eSports Event Host & Moderator

Bart

eSports Event Host & Moderator

Niklas Eigen is an eSports event host, caster and moderator. He is primarily active in League of Legends and is an integral part of the Prime League streams. He is also a content creator and active streamer on Twitch.

Ryxcales I eSports Event Host & Moderator

Ryxcales

eSports Event Host & Moderator

Anika Wolter is active as an eSports event host and caster. She is part of the cast of the Prime League, along with other personalities from the League of Legends sector.

ClashGames

Brawl Stars Content Creator

Kevin Kunze aka ClashGames has been active on YouTube since August 2015. He began his career with Clash Royale videos. Alongside Puuki and Lukas Brawl Stars, ClashGames is one of the most successful Brawl Stars content creators in Germany.

Sissor

Streamer & Influencer

Theres Modl is a well-known German streamer and influencer. In addition to her activities on Twitch, YouTube and co., she works as an eSports presenter for Sport1.

EQUAL ESPORTS FAN TOURNAMENT

This year we hosted the Equal eSports Fan Tournament for the first time.
Women and non-binary players in League of Legends had the opportunity to compete for a title on the big stage.
The participating teams were SK Gaming, Rogue, Eintracht Spandau and BIG.

SK Gaming

SK Gaming was founded in 1997 as "Schroet Kommando" in Cologne and is the most successful eSports organisation in Germany. Since September 2021, SK has been part of the Equal eSports Initiative. As "SK Avarosa", the organisation competes with female/non-binary teams in League of Legends and Brawl Stars.

Rogue

Rogue was founded in May 2016 and competes in various eSports titles in Europe and the United States. In League of Legends, Rogue competes in the LEC and the Ultraliga in Poland. Equal eSports Council members Anna "Katla" Baumann and Alexandra "hehnal" Hehn are part of the eSports organisation.

Eintracht Spandau

Eintracht Spandau was founded in November 2021 by content creator and influencer Maximilian "HandOfBlood" Knabe. The eSports organisation has been participating in the Prime League since Spring Split 22 and plays in Division 1 there.

BIG

Berlin International Gaming, or BIG in short, is based in Berlin and is one of the largest eSports organisations in Germany. BIG competes in numerous eSports titles. In League of Legends, BIG competes in the Prime League DIV. 1. Its greatest successes include winning the Prime League twice and the European Masters.